Gao Yu and Zhang Ji really couldn't stand it and said together: "Master, you understand the best of General Ma's character. It's a disheartening feeling for the second general to speak like this. We are willing to guarantee our lives that General Ma is loyal to the General and has no different ambitions." Xu Dexun, Qin Yanhui and others also said that Ma Yin could not collude with Jiang Xun, and asked Liu Jianfeng to appoint Ma Yin as the head coach to attack Jiang Xun.

Liu Jianfeng had already trusted Ma Yin, but now he saw everyone talking about Ma Yin, he shouted to Liu Chengfeng: "You are a defeated general, what qualifications do you have to say here? You lost Shaozhou and should have been engaged in military law! Because of your past contributions, if I don't pursue you, I'm already a mercy outside the law. You said that Jiang Xun is a relative of Brother Ma, and I am still his elder brother! Go back and think about your mistakes behind closed doors. Without the permission of this general, you are not allowed to step out of the house." Liu Chengfeng saw his elder brother angry and left angrily.

Liu Jianfeng then said to Ma Yin: "Brother, you don't have to pay attention to him. How can the eldest brother listen to his nonsense? Brother asks you to be the head coach, and you can choose the generals and soldiers. I believe you will definitely succeed. If you refuse to agree, it means you don't trust the eldest brother." Ma Yin was naturally inconvenient to refuse when he heard Liu Jianfeng say this, and said: "Ma Yin will do his best to thank the commander of the general."

When Liu Jianfeng saw Ma Yin agreeing, he was overjoyed and said, "You choose the general!" Ma Yin said, "Please ask the Grand General to arrange this, and the last general will obey the order." Liu Jianfeng thought for a while and said, "Then in this way, in addition to your own troops, I will allocate another 30,000 troops to you. In addition, I let Yang Dingzhen go with you. After all, he has fought with Jiang Xun and is familiar with Shaozhou. He can be a counselor for you. Let's set off in three days. What do you think?" Ma Yin said, "The Grand General is thoughtful, and Ma Yin has no objection."

Liu Jianfeng immediately said to Yang Dingzhen: "Yang Dingzhen, you must help General Ma well, and the general will be punished." Yang Dingzhen said: "The last general will obey the order!" Liu Jianfeng asked Ma Yin again: "Brother-in-law, do you have any other requirements?" Ma Yin shook his head and said: "There is nothing else, but I just want to ask Mr. Zhang and Mr. Gao to ensure the food and grass of our army." Zhang Ji said: "General Ma, don't worry, Zhang must ensure that the supply is worry-free." Seeing that the matter has been arranged, Liu Jianfeng said: "I will entrust the matter of fighting Jiang Xun to Ma Yin, and you all must cooperate with him!" Everyone responded: "Abide by the order of the general!" Liu Jianfeng waved his hand and said goodbye.

When Ma Yin returned to the mansion, Xinglan and Wenxiang were talking in the hall. Ma Yin sat down, rebelled Jiang Xun, drove Liu Chengfeng away, occupied Shaozhou, and informed them of the two of them one by one. Xinglan heard that Liu Chengfeng was unable to get along with Ma Yin again, and was furious and said, "Husband, I will go to him now and ask him, why are you sorry for him? He always targets you like this." Ma Yin quickly stopped him and said, "If you blame him, it will only make him hate me even more. Anyway, the eldest brother will not believe his slander, so don't worry about him."

Wenxiang said apologetically to Ma Yin: "Husband, it's my fault, I've made you wronged. I want to go with you, hoping to have the opportunity to persuade Jiang Xun." After Wenxiang passed by, she saw that Xinglan often brought three hundred female soldiers to practice, so she pestered Ma Yin and she also wanted to lead a team of female soldiers. Ma Yin naturally would not discourage her, so she recruited another hundred female soldiers to her commander. At this moment, she had the opportunity to go to the battle, so she was naturally eager to try.

Ma Yin thought for a while and said, "What does this Jiang Xun's rebellion have to do with you? The battlefield is dangerous, and I think you'll be safe at home. I'll send someone to invite Uncle Yuan Quan to come together. What do you think?" Wenxiang said coquettishly: "No, I want to go, just take me there! My sister used to accompany you through life and death, so you should give me such a chance! Besides, since you have uncles with you, there is no problem. He knows Jiang Xun very well and should be able to help you."

Seeing that Wenxiang was determined to go, Ma Yin was reluctant to leave Wenxiang, and was afraid that she would be unhappy, so he said, "Since that's the case, then you can just go with me. After you can't get over, you must obey the order." Wenxiang was overjoyed and said, "Yes, thank you husband." Xinglan also said, "Husband, I want to go with you too." Ma Yin said, "You should be at home! The child must be taken care of, and you are pregnant now. It is not convenient to go on the battlefield." At this time, Xinglan was already four or five months pregnant, and it is indeed inconvenient to go out. Xinglan had no choice but to agree and told Wenxiang to take good care of Ma Yin.

Then Ma Yin summoned all the generals under his command and invited Gao Yu, Yuan Quan, Yang Dingzhen and others to hold a meeting together. After everyone arrived, Ma Yin said, "I will go to fight against the rebellion by the commander of the general. Do you have any good suggestions?" Gao Yu said, "General Ma, Gao thought that General Ma would not be too worried about dealing with this group of mobs. Then the camera would move."

Ma Yin did not take this Jiang Xun to heart, and said, "What Mr. Gao said is very true. This general made the following arrangements: Li Qiong is the deputy commander, Tuoba Heng and Yuan Quan are the staff members, Li Tang's headquarters lead 5,000 troops as vanguards, Wang Huan leads 10,000 troops as the backs, and the other generals and troops are the central troops of the general, and they will go on a battle later. Brother Yao Yanzhang, you are now responsible for the city defense of Tanzhou, and you don't have to go on an expedition this time, but you must ensure that our army's food and grass are supplied. I will make this arrangement, brothers, do you have any objections?"

Ma Cun quickly stood up and said, "Report to General, the last general is willing to be the vanguard of the front." Ma Yin

Shaking his head, he said: Ma Cun, you have never been to the battlefield after all, so you should follow me!" Ma Cun said: "Brother, although I have never been to the battlefield, I have fought any major battles. But after all, I have been in Shaozhou and have some understanding of the environment in Shaozhou. Just let me be the vanguard with General Li Tang!"

Gao Yu interrupted: General Ma, Gao felt that Ling’s words were reasonable. He was familiar with the environment in Shaozhou, and he might be able to help you." Ma Yin said, "Since that sir said, then Ma Yin obeyed the order." Ma Yin then said to Ma Cun: "We are brothers at home, and receiving orders is a matter of official business. If you violate military law, I will treat you equally and will not favor you. You must understand!" Ma Cun said, "There is no affection in front of military law, so the third brother naturally understands this principle."

Ma Yin nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I will appoint you as the deputy vanguard and do my best to assist Li Xianfeng." Ma Cun said, "The last general will obey the order!" Ma Yin continued to say to everyone, "Everyone, what else should I say! If not, please prepare for each other. We will set off early the next morning." Everyone obeyed and retreated.

Ma Yin was about to leave the hall, but Yao Yanzhang ran back and said, "Brother, why didn't you take me there this time?" Ma Yin said, "One of the time you have only been married for a few days, I naturally want you to have a few comfortable days. Besides, Mr. Gao and Xinglan are both staying in the mansion. With you in Tanzhou, you can take care of and protect them for me." Yao Yanzhang retreated this time.

Early in the morning two days later, Li Tang and Ma Cun led his troops to the forefront. Liu Jianfeng and civil and military officials sent Ma Yin to the city gate to send Ma Yin to the expedition. After Ma Yin thanked Liu Jianfeng, he led the army south. The army went smoothly. Soon, Li Tang and Ma Cun crossed Lianshui and marched towards Desheng Village. After passing a valley entrance, Li Tang looked at the terrain and asked Ma Cun, saying, "Three Generals, the terrain here is dangerous. We will send people to inquire to prevent Jiang Xun from sending troops to ambush."

Ma Cun said, "I don't need to see it anymore. The mountain is not high, it is not a dangerous place, and it is not easy to set up an ambush. Moreover, this place is still far from their Desheng Village, so there is no need to worry." After hearing Ma Cun say this, Li Tang took the team into the valley with confidence. The two walked into the valley, and suddenly there was a sound on the hillside, and countless arrows flew over, and many large rocks rolled down the hillside. The soldiers of Tanzhou were unprepared and were immediately in chaos, hit and shot many.

Li Tang was shocked and knew he was trapped, so he quickly ordered his withdrawal from the valley. At this moment, a group of people rushed over in front of the valley, and the general led was Jiang Xun. At the same time, a group of people also appeared on the side path in the valley, and the general led was Deng Jichong. Li Tang, Ma Cun was retreating, so he naturally had no intention of fighting and was beaten to the point where he rushed out of the valley. More than half of his troops had been lost.

Jiang Xun and Deng Jichong rushed to chase each other, chasing them until Lianshui, and then they stopped the troops. Li Tang and Ma Cun fled in a panic and soon met Ma Yin's army. The two turned over and dismounted, stood by the roadside, waiting for Ma Yin. After a while, Ma Yin rode his horse over and saw the two of them in a mess, and asked, "Did you encounter an ambush?" Li Tang and Ma Cun quickly knelt down and apologized, and reported to Ma Yin for the attack.

Ma Yin was furious and said, "A general should look at all directions and listen to all directions. When encountering steep terrain, people should be sent to inquire. You are so ignorant! People come and behead them immediately to publicize them to comfort the soldiers who died in battle." Li Tang and Ma Cun were speechless. Tuoba Heng hurriedly said, "Wait, General Ma, victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Why kill the generals themselves because of a small defeat? Please forgive them once and let them make meritorious contributions!" Li Qiong was not convenient to ask for help. After all, Li Tang was his younger brother, so he hurriedly signaled to Wenxiang.

Wenxiang was also shocked and quickly advised: "Husband, it's your first time to fight, so you can forgive him this time!" In recent years, Ma Cun has been following Wenxiang's side to protect Wenxiang. Wenxiang has always been grateful to Ma Cun. Seeing that Ma Cun is in danger at this moment, he will naturally try his best to speak for him. Of course, Ma Yin did not really want to kill them, but just scared Li Tang and Ma Cun, so as not to underestimate the enemy in the future.

Ma Yin shouted, "Looking at the Tuoba brothers and wife who plead for you, let's spare this time. In the future, the battle will be defeated, the soldiers will be punished together!" Li Tang and Ma Cun hurriedly kowtowed to thank Ma Yin, thanked Wen Xiang and Tuoba Heng, and then stood up. Ma Yin asked Yuan Quan, "Mr. Yuan is familiar with this place?" Yuan Quan said, "Report to the general, it is more familiar." Ma Yin asked again, "With Mr., we should set up camps everywhere?"

Yuan Quan said, "General Ma, Lianshui is not far ahead, and there is no suitable place after passing Lianshui. I suggest you can camp on the north bank of Lianshui." Ma Yin nodded and said, "Okay, according to the sir. Brother Li Qiong, please send an order to go down and set up camp on the riverside in front!" Li Qiong replied, "As long as you obey the order!" Ma Yin immediately led his army to the edge of Lianshui and set up camp in a flat and spacious place.

After setting up camp, Ma Yin summoned all the generals to discuss matters. When everyone came to the tent, Ma Yin said, "Our army was defeated for a while, Jiang Xun was also quite familiar with the strategy of war. In addition, they were familiar with the terrain, so it seemed difficult to deal with. Do you have any suggestions?" Tuoba Heng said, "According to the information inquired, Jiang Xun established two large villages as barriers in the dangerous place leading to Shaozhou.

The first one is called Desheng Village, and the second one is called Wu'an Village. Both villages are built in dangerous places, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The two villages are not far apart, but only more than ten miles away, and can support each other at any time. If we attack strongly, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."

Ma Yin said, "Since that's the case, we can only take a wise move, not a hard attack. We need to win by surprise to achieve twice the result with half the effort." Yuan Quan said, "General Ma, there is a friend living in a nearby village. His name is Xiahou Zhi, and he should be very familiar with the terrain here. I will invite him tomorrow and ask him to tell us the surrounding terrain. In this way, we can make corresponding countermeasures."

Ma Yin said, "Since that's the case, Ma Yin will go with his husband to show sincerity. Wenxiang, you prepare a generous gift for me." Wenxiang agreed. Ma Yin said to Li Qiong again: "Mr. Yuan and I will visit Mr. Xiahou tomorrow, and the matters in the army will be left to you. If Shaozhou soldiers come to challenge you, you cannot go to fight, you are only allowed to stick to it. When I come back, make a decision!" Everyone obeyed the order.

The next morning, Ma Yin and Wenxiang followed Yuan Quan to Xiahou Zhi's house in nearby Ditian Village with great gifts. As soon as they arrived at his doorstep, they saw a strong young man practicing martial arts, dancing with a mace, making it look like a sensation. Yuan Quan stepped forward and asked, "Is Mr. Xiahou at home?" The man stopped and came out and asked, "Who are you? What's the matter with me coming to find my uncle?" Yuan Quan said, "Yuan Quan is Mr. Xiahou's old friend, so I'm here to visit."

The man was about to reply when an old man walked out of it and said, "Mr. Yuan Quan, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do you have time to see me today? Come in quickly!" Yuan Quan saw that it was Xiahou Zhi. Yuan Quan bowed and bowed and said, "Mr. Xiahou, come here with a risk. There is something to ask for. This is General Ma Yin and Ma and his wife." Ma Yin and Wenxiang stepped forward to see him together and said, "Mr. Ma Yin, I have met Mr. Xiahou."

Xiahou Zhi looked at Ma Yin and replied, "It turned out that General Ma Yin is coming. I am not welcome, I am not respectful. Please come in." Xiahou Zhi invited Ma Yin and the other two into the living room to sit down, and said to the young man: "Tu Ying, haven't you come forward to see General Ma, his wife, and Mr. Yuan. General Ma, this is the old nephew." The man walked to Ma Yin and others, bowed and bowed, and said, "The grass man Zhang Tuying is polite!"

Ma Yin hurriedly said, "You're welcome. Just now, Ma was very impressed by Brother Zhang's exquisite stick skills and martial arts skills." Xiahou Zhi smiled and said, "General Ma was awarded for the award, so he usually likes to dance guns and sticks. How could this superficial skill be able to reach the general's eye? I wonder what happened to you when you come?" Ma Yin waved his hand outside, and the personal soldiers outside immediately carried a large box and put it in the hall.

Ma Yin said: "This is my intention, please accept it." Xiahou Zhi said: "I have no merits and no merits, so please explain my purpose. I have heard of General Ma's name. As long as I can do it, I should serve you." Ma Yin was secretly surprised that he had never been here before, how could he know him?

Xiahou Zhi saw Ma Yin's puzzled look and smiled, "General Ma doesn't know anything. Among the Shaozhou soldiers you released at Longhui Pass last time, there were a few of them from our village. After they came back, they praised General Ma's generous and tolerantness. Recently, some people have come back from Tanzhou and said that General Ma strictly prohibits soldiers from harassing and bullying the people, so that the residents of Tanzhou City have stabilized. General Ma's reputation of kindness has long been spread all over the place."

Ma Yin said, "The old man has been too much. These are things Ma Yin should do, and it is far from being kind or generous. Ma Yin came to visit this time and asked for advice from Mr. "Ma Yin bluntly told him the purpose of the visit. Xiahou Zhi said, "The reputation of your army was indeed terrifying, but now when you see your behavior, you know that the rumors are wrong. Jiang Xun provoked trouble for his own selfishness, causing the people of Shaozhou to suffer the pain of war and are unpopular. I am willing to help you with this matter." Ma Yin was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.

Xiahou Zhi said: "The Desheng Village and Wu'an Village built by Jiang Xun are located in a dangerous place and cannot be attacked. But there is a mountain called Jianshan from the southwest of our place. There is a small road there that can be directly inserted between Desheng Village and Wu'an Village. If the general sends a surprise soldier and suddenly appears between Desheng Village and Wu'an Village, the two villages must be at their fingertips." Ma Yin asked hurriedly, "Then are there Shaozhou troops stationed in this Jianshan?"

Xiahou Zhi said, "There is a mountain village on the mountain. The leader is Wang Tong, who is the old nephew. He is generous and has good martial arts skills. Jiang Xun wanted to win him over several times, but he looked down on Jiang Xun. I asked Tu Ying to take you to meet him. I guess there would be no problem with the IOU." After thanking Ma Yin, he said, "I see that Brother Zhang is very skilled in martial arts, and I don't know if he is willing to join our army. I believe that with his ability, he will do something in the future."

Xiahou Zhi said: "If the general doesn't dislike him, I will naturally have no objection. Tuying, what do you think?" He learned civil and military skills and sold goods to the imperial family. Zhang Tuying had long wanted to join the army and do a career with his own skills. But because he looked down on Jiang Xun's character, he did not go to join. Ma Yin returned to Tanzhou from Long to Tanzhou, and his reputation had already spread throughout the surrounding prefectures, so Zhang Tuying naturally heard of it. Today, he saw that Ma Yin had no airs and was kind to others, so he immediately lost his heart.
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